Laurie Garrett
The 2003 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture, hosted by the Ithaca-based Cornell Center for the Environment, will be held on Monday, June 16, at 7 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. The lecture, which is by invitation only, is titled "SARS and Other Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance," and will be given by award-winning journalist Laurie Garrett. Dr. Robert Millman, the Saul P. Steinberg Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health and chief of the Division of Community and Public Health Programs at Weill Cornell, will provide the opening remarks.
The Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture is presented annually by the Cornell Center for the Environment, which is directed by Dr. Mark Bain. The Center promotes interdisciplinary collaborations on environmental topics and encourages greater environmental awareness in the Cornell community and beyond. The Iscols established the Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture program in 1999, to introduce prominent scholars, newsmakers, scientists and leaders to the Cornell community.
Ms. Garrett has chronicled countless incidents of infectious diseases and was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer for her hands-on coverage of Zaire's Ebola epidemic. She joined Newsday as a medical and science writer in 1988 and is the author of "The Coming Plague" and "Betrayal of Trust."
Seating is limited and by invitation only. To reserve a seat or for more information, please call (607) 255-7535 or send an e-mail PGE3@cornell.edu.